Syr Vondam, the Lucent (Commander)

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Jeff Girten
Jul 31, 2025
Deathtouch and First Strike With Syr Vondam, the Lucent
This week on Plot Twist, Jeff builds a Syr Vondam, the Lucent deck that presents our opponents with difficult choices!
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MTGStocks
Adept Watershaper
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
14%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Keep Out
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
7%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
4%synergy
Riverguard's Reflexes
4.0%inclusion1 decks25 decks
4%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Dawnstrike Vanguard
37%inclusion69 decks187 decks
36%synergy
Luxknight Breacher
35%inclusion66 decks190 decks
34%synergy
Knight Luminary
33%inclusion61 decks187 decks
32%synergy
Banishing Light
33%inclusion64 decks192 decks
31%synergy
Zealous Display
30%inclusion56 decks187 decks
30%synergy
Focus Fire
29%inclusion55 decks188 decks
29%synergy
Radiant Strike
29%inclusion54 decks187 decks
29%synergy
Gravpack Monoist
27%inclusion51 decks187 decks
27%synergy
Hullcarver
27%inclusion52 decks191 decks
27%synergy
Flight-Deck Coordinator
27%inclusion50 decks187 decks
26%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
38%inclusion73 decks192 decks
-26%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
34%inclusion64 decks190 decks
25%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion61 decks192 decks
-18%synergy
Haliya, Guided by Light
30%inclusion57 decks192 decks
22%synergy
Honor
27%inclusion50 decks188 decks
26%synergy
Rayblade Trooper
26%inclusion49 decks188 decks
25%synergy
Archetype of Courage
26%inclusion50 decks192 decks
25%synergy
Honored Knight-Captain
26%inclusion49 decks190 decks
25%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
26%inclusion49 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Embrace Oblivion
25%inclusion48 decks192 decks
24%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
-12%synergy
Teferi's Protection
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-7%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Odric, Lunarch Marshal
22%inclusion42 decks192 decks
20%synergy
Dual-Sun Adepts
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
21%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
20%inclusion39 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Sunstar Expansionist
20%inclusion38 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
16%synergy
Cosmogrand Zenith
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
18%synergy
Susurian Voidborn
19%inclusion36 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Syr Konrad, the Grim
18%inclusion35 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Starfield Shepherd
18%inclusion35 decks192 decks
15%synergy
Beamsaw Prospector
18%inclusion34 decks187 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion33 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Brightspear Zealot
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Dockworker Drone
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Exosuit Savior
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Gravblade Heavy
17%inclusion31 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Sunstar Lightsmith
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Perigee Beckoner
16%inclusion29 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Weftblade Enhancer
15%inclusion28 decks187 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
-17%synergy
Starfighter Pilot
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
14%synergy
Summon: Primal Odin
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Astelli Reclaimer
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
-21%synergy
Starport Security
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Virus Beetle
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Insatiable Skittermaw
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Dauntless Scrapbot
13%inclusion24 decks190 decks
12%synergy
Sunstar Chaplain
13%inclusion24 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Exalted Sunborn
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Pulsar Squadron Ace
12%inclusion23 decks191 decks
12%synergy
Teysa Karlov
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Company Commander
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Timeline Culler
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Welcoming Vampire
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Massacre Wurm
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Comet Crawler
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Lightless Evangel
11%inclusion20 decks190 decks
10%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
-12%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Faller's Faithful
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Moonshaker Cavalry
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Chrome Companion
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Loran of the Third Path
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Summon: Knights of Round
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Marauding Blight-Priest
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Sun Titan
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Gravkill
23%inclusion43 decks191 decks
22%synergy
Dark Endurance
21%inclusion39 decks187 decks
20%synergy
Mortify
18%inclusion35 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Depressurize
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Dual-Sun Technique
16%inclusion31 decks188 decks
16%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
16%inclusion30 decks192 decks
-24%synergy
Despark
16%inclusion30 decks192 decks
-15%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
13%synergy
Generous Gift
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Reroute Systems
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Emergency Eject
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Inkshield
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Akroma's Will
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Murder
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Unbreakable Formation
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Harsh Sustenance
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Cloudshift
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Ephemerate
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Village Rites
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-13%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Dispute
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
-14%synergy
Disenchant
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Hero's Downfall
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Dark Ritual
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-17%synergy
Make Your Move
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Fracture
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-13%synergy
Infernal Grasp
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-3%synergy
Thraben Charm
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Valorous Stance
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Night's Whisper
22%inclusion42 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Scout for Survivors
21%inclusion40 decks191 decks
20%synergy
Decode Transmissions
20%inclusion39 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
17%inclusion32 decks187 decks
16%synergy
Hymn of the Faller
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Read the Bones
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Temporal Intervention
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
12%synergy
Beyond the Quiet
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
10%synergy
Tragic Trajectory
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Vote Out
10%inclusion19 decks187 decks
10%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Sign in Blood
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
-8%synergy
Austere Command
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Damn
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-25%synergy
Zero Point Ballad
7.3%inclusion14 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Exsanguinate
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Finale of Glory
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Wrath of God
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Hour of Reckoning
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Diresight
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-10%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Lumen-Class Frigate
21%inclusion40 decks190 decks
21%synergy
The Seriema
20%inclusion39 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
20%inclusion39 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Hylderblade
19%inclusion36 decks190 decks
18%synergy
Squire's Lightblade
18%inclusion33 decks187 decks
17%synergy
Pinnacle Kill-Ship
15%inclusion29 decks188 decks
15%synergy
Auxiliary Boosters
14%inclusion26 decks187 decks
14%synergy
Entropic Battlecruiser
14%inclusion26 decks188 decks
14%synergy
Rescue Skiff
13%inclusion25 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Skullclamp
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
-15%synergy
Dubious Delicacy
12%inclusion22 decks188 decks
12%synergy
Fell Gravship
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
11%synergy
The Wind Crystal
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Lightning Greaves
11%inclusion21 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Susurian Dirgecraft
11%inclusion20 decks187 decks
11%synergy
Wedgelight Rammer
11%inclusion20 decks188 decks
11%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Requiem Monolith
10%inclusion18 decks188 decks
9%synergy
Nutrient Block
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
9%synergy
Pinnacle Starcage
6.4%inclusion12 decks187 decks
6%synergy
Extinguisher Battleship
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Wurmwall Sweeper
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Vorpal Sword
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
5%synergy
The Circle of Loyalty
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Monument
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Thaumaton Torpedo
5.3%inclusion10 decks187 decks
5%synergy
Herald's Horn
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Sothera, the Supervoid
21%inclusion41 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
20%inclusion39 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
-15%synergy
Chorale of the Void
14%inclusion26 decks191 decks
13%synergy
Hardlight Containment
12%inclusion22 decks190 decks
11%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Seam Rip
10%inclusion18 decks187 decks
9%synergy
Felidar Retreat
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Virtue of Loyalty
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Smile at Death
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Chivalric Alliance
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Ghostly Prison
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-8%synergy
Knights' Charge
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Concerted Effort
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Divine Visitation
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Black Market Connections
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-16%synergy
Hyena Umbra
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Authority of the Consuls
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-10%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
16%inclusion31 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
9.4%inclusion18 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
21%inclusion41 decks192 decks
-22%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
-14%synergy
Minas Tirith
14%inclusion26 decks192 decks
6%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
8%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
10%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Shambling Vent
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
7%synergy
Rogue's Passage
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
-8%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
10%inclusion20 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
-11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-14%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
7.8%inclusion15 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Secluded Starforge
6.4%inclusion12 decks188 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Secluded Steppe
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
5.6%inclusion4 decks72 decks
1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
64%inclusion123 decks192 decks
-20%synergy
Arcane Signet
63%inclusion120 decks192 decks
-18%synergy
Orzhov Signet
33%inclusion64 decks192 decks
-23%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
20%inclusion39 decks192 decks
-32%synergy
Commander's Sphere
14%inclusion27 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
13%inclusion25 decks192 decks
-12%synergy
All-Fates Scroll
12%inclusion22 decks191 decks
11%synergy
The Eternity Elevator
11%inclusion22 decks192 decks
11%synergy
Thought Vessel
8.9%inclusion17 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Fellwar Stone
8.3%inclusion16 decks192 decks
-12%synergy
White Auracite
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Strixhaven Stadium
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Worn Powerstone
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
99%inclusion190 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Swamp
98%inclusion189 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
64%inclusion122 decks192 decks
-23%synergy
Isolated Chapel
45%inclusion87 decks192 decks
-20%synergy
Godless Shrine
41%inclusion79 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Scoured Barrens
38%inclusion73 decks192 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
32%inclusion61 decks192 decks
-9%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
30%inclusion58 decks192 decks
-4%synergy
Tainted Field
29%inclusion55 decks192 decks
-23%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
28%inclusion53 decks192 decks
-14%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
27%inclusion52 decks192 decks
-14%synergy
Fetid Heath
26%inclusion50 decks192 decks
-13%synergy
Evolving Wilds
26%inclusion50 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Path of Ancestry
26%inclusion50 decks192 decks
3%synergy
Caves of Koilos
26%inclusion49 decks192 decks
-32%synergy
Vault of Champions
21%inclusion40 decks192 decks
-19%synergy
Command Bridge
20%inclusion38 decks192 decks
19%synergy
Myriad Landscape
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
-6%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
19%inclusion36 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion30 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
-12%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion29 decks192 decks
0%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
15%inclusion28 decks192 decks
-7%synergy
Marsh Flats
13%inclusion24 decks192 decks
-17%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
-10%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
12%inclusion23 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
10%inclusion19 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
-1%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Heath
7.3%inclusion14 decks192 decks
5%synergy
Thriving Moor
6.8%inclusion13 decks192 decks
4%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-5%synergy
Forsaken Sanctuary
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.3%inclusion12 decks192 decks
-2%synergy
Silent Clearing
5.7%inclusion11 decks192 decks
-10%synergy
Ash Barrens
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
5.2%inclusion10 decks192 decks
0%synergy